Merkel’s Party Refuses to Comment on Statement on Anti-Russia SanctionsRIA Novosti17.02.2016Alexander Mosesov

The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) has refused to confirm the party’s leader, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s statement on the possible lifting of sanctions against Russia, a CDU spokesperson told Sputnik on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik), Alexander Mosesov – On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly stated at a CDU meeting that the sanctions imposed by the West against Russia should be lifted „better today than tomorrow,“ cautioning that Germany has not seen the conditions necessary for such a move yet.

„This was an internal meeting, I cannot say anything about it. I won’t comment on it [Merkel’s statement],“ the spokesperson said.

In 2014, the European Union imposed sanctions on several key sectors of the Russian economy over its alleged interference in Ukraine’s internal affairs, a claim Moscow has repeatedly denied.

Earlier on the same day, Czech President Milos Zeman said the European Union should lift the anti-Russian sanctions as soon as possible.

On Saturday, a similar statement was made by the chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs CommitteeElmar Brok on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.